For some time-wasting--er, research on your Friday, here are some cool links I found this week:
ITW has a call for submissions out for their 2010 Thriller of the Year award. Hey ITW people! Why no YA category?
Cheryl Klein, senior editor at Arthur A. Levine Books, has a plea for agents on her blog, asking everyone to simmer down now a little. I thought it gave some interesting insights into what it’s like to sit on the editor’s side of the desk.
YPulse has an interesting opinion piece, discussing why teens are not big tweeters.
Check out this British ATM with Cockney rhymes: A nice flashback to my days in England. Oy.
Thought this was funny: coaching for those facing jail time, or What to Expect When You’re Going to Jail. Just in case you’re rich and got busted, you can get all prepped for the slammer at $100 an hour… Or you could just rent HBO’s Oz series.
A was asleep at the wheel or something, because I only just realized Vanished by Kat Richardson is already out. I don’t normally do vampires, but Ms. Richardson manages to blend the fangs with a butt-kicking mystery. So I picked up my copy, and I recommend you all do the same.
If you’re young and live in the Colorado Springs area, check out the Young Lyrical Lounge open mic night. Sounds like a lot of fun.
Finally, I hope you’ll all send some good thoughts my way today, as I’m throwing a Hannah Montana birthday party for ten second-graders. And no, you’re not invited, unless you’re Hannah Montana.
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This vampire, zombie, ghost thing has got to die out. Although my son-in-law just had accepted. I wonder what it's all about. Can we only explore the behavior of non-humans now.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I think the whole Twilight vampire thing is a passing fad. The word in YA is that vampire books are no longer being bought.
ReplyDeleteMaybe crime fiction will be next--I really hope so.